Anubis 2 DoubleMax

Anubis 2 DoubleMax: A Sequel That Changes the Formula

Anubis, the jackal-headed god of ancient Egyptian mythology tasked with guiding souls through the afterlife, has proven a durable subject for slot developers over the years, and Reflex Gaming returns to the character for a second time with Anubis 2 DoubleMax - a follow-up to the studio's 2023 release Secret of Anubis. Rather than simply reskinning the original, this sequel changes the title format and reworks a good chunk of the underlying mechanics and stats along with it.

Visually, Anubis 2 DoubleMax carries Reflex Gaming's recognisable house style - hieroglyph-carved columns flanking a blazing, red-lit Egyptian setting, with artwork that sits comfortably in the middle ground between dated and polished, backed by a swaying, exotically flavoured soundtrack that suits the mood without doing anything unexpected.

Played on a 5x3 grid across 20 paylines, wins form left to right from the leftmost reel and right to left from the rightmost reel simultaneously, effectively giving each spin two directions to connect from. The RTP has been set at 94%, a step down from many Egyptian-themed competitors, paired with high volatility and a hit frequency of 18.35%. Standard stakes run from 20p/c to £/€100, with an optional Golden Bet that increases the stake by 25% in exchange for triggering the game's core Anubis feature more often.

The paytable runs from J-to-A card ranks - worth 0.5x-1x the bet for a full line of five - up through scarabs, pharaoh masks, a Cleopatra-styled figure, and Anubis himself as the top symbol, paying 1.5x-10x for a five-symbol premium win, with all five-of-a-kind combinations paying both ways given the dual-direction structure.

The headline mechanic is the Anubis feature itself, which can trigger on any losing spin. When it does, the reels shuffle to force a winning combination into place; once that win is paid, the reels shuffle again, and if another win appears, the feature keeps rolling. It's a distinctive way of guaranteeing action without simply inflating the base hit frequency, and it's the main reason the Golden Bet option exists - paying more per spin to encourage the feature to fire more regularly.

With max win potential capped at 5,000x the bet, Anubis 2 DoubleMax isn't chasing the sky-high ceilings some modern Egyptian slots advertise, but the reshuffle mechanic gives it a genuinely different feel to the wild-and-multiplier structures that dominate the theme elsewhere. High volatility and a below-average RTP mean this one rewards a bit of bankroll patience.

Anyone curious how the reel-shuffle feature actually plays out in real time should try the free demo at johnessyslots first - watch how often losing spins convert into wins via the Anubis feature, and use that to judge whether the 94% RTP and high volatility suit your usual approach before playing for real money.